#238A63#238A63
#238A63 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.110 H 162.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238A63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 138, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 28.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.19, -38.56, 12.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.19, 40.61, 161.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.58% -0.1056 0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.58% 0.11 162.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0325, 19.4337, 14.9189) |
| Luminance | 0.1943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 1.71
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 2.47
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 3.71
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.71
Jungle Green
#048243
ΔE00 7.06
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238A63 #8A234A
analogous
#238A30 #238A63 #237E8A
triadic
#238A63 #63238A #8A6323
tetradic
#238A63 #30238A #8A234A #7E8A23
square
#238A63 #30238A #8A234A #7E8A23
split-complementary
#238A63 #8A237E #8A3023
monochromatic
#0A281D #175940 #238A63 #2FBB86 #54D4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#238A63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#238A63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238A63
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238A63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238A63 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#888061
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7666
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008A7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238a63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.110 162.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ead8f',
500: '#238a63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238a63; $custom-light: #6ead8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238a63",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 138,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.282,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56578,
"c": 0.11048,
"h": 162.9
},
"luminance": 0.19435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238A63
secondary
#B75178
accent
#4581E3
background
#F7FAF8
surface
#EDF4F0
border
#C8CECB
text
#08100C
muted
#7B7F7D